Outside the window is a twenty-seven-degree day.

The numbers in front of me are so cold.

Chen Desheng never expected that the first-day box office of a movie produced after six years would only be 3 million.

What is the concept of three million box office?

For example, at the turn of the millennium, an anti-corruption movie called "Life and Death" was released.

There is not a single big-name star in the entire movie, and it is no exaggeration to say that there is not even an actor who can be named.

But it was this film with a niche theme that became the box office champion of the millennium and the first domestic film in the history of domestic films to gross over 100 million.

The total box office in the two days of the opening weekend was 3.3 million!

You know, that was in the millennium!

More than ten years have passed, and transportation, the number of theaters, and people's consumption levels have all undergone qualitative improvements.

Under such circumstances, the box office of "One Man's Martial Arts" on the first day was only 3 million, which can be imagined to be beyond the expectations of director Chen Shengde.

However, this pessimistic mood did not stop.

As the box office appears on the second, third, fourth, and fifth days.

Chen Desheng was about to faint.

He thought that his movie might be a hit on the street, but even if I beat him to death, he never thought that his movie would be a hit to this extent.

The total box office in the five days did not exceed 10 million. This... This is no longer described as miserable, but miserable!

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From the beginning, I was very ambitious and wanted to take advantage of the slight decline of "Charlotte" to make a breakthrough, but now I have lost all hope after seeing the box office.

His mood at the moment can be summed up in only two words.

It’s over!

All is lost!

Based on this calculation, even if the movie is released for a month, it will only have a box office of 30 to 40 million at most.

Thinking of this, he didn't even have the strength to speak.

When Chen Desheng was disheartened by the box office hit, other people on the crew also comforted him.

"Director Chen, don't worry, hasn't this been released in the mainland yet?"

"We only have so many cinemas in Xiangjiang. It's understandable that the first-day box office was three million. If it were released nationwide, it might become a hit."

"Yes, we are showing it in the mainland. With Lin Yuan's popularity, maybe we can save it."

"As long as the movie has a good reputation, there may be a chance of a turnaround at the box office."

"Director Chen, I think we can try showing it in mainland China."

After listening to the crew's consolation, Chen Desheng still felt that there was no hope at all.

He has been a director for so many years.

I have made quite a few movies, big and small.

Is word of mouth useful for movies?

It may seem useful to outsiders, but for their directors, they know very well whether word-of-mouth is useful.

If word of mouth plays a role, and the quality of your movie is not bad, why hasn't the box office increased in the future?

And without the box office, what does it matter no matter how good the reputation is? Is it possible that the employer who lost money will come over and say: "It's okay, come on, although I didn't make any money, I watched this movie very much!"

Is this realistic? Is this possible?

You can tell with your fingers that the management's attitude is definitely angry. I don't dare to say that I won't be able to get roles in the future, but there will definitely be a lot less than now.

They actually invested money and there was no box office, which means they lost money.

They don't care about any so-called reputation at all? They only care about how much benefit you can bring to them.

If investors had such good intentions, domestic films would not be worthy of praise even if they were nominated at Cannes.

But when I think about it, what the crew said reminded Chen Desheng.

Although he was defeated in Xiangjiang, he still had to find a way to give it a try. It was not for any reason, just to be worthy of the investors' hard work. In his opinion, it was only as much as he could help the investors earn back.

Although in his opinion, this "One Man's Martial Arts" is a failure in all likelihood, but with some manipulation, it might be able to get investors some blood back.

"Book a ticket and go to the mainland!"

After pondering for a moment, with the idea of ​​a last-ditch effort, Chen Desheng gritted his teeth and said.

In his opinion, if he can make investors return their money, he still has a chance to make a comeback. After all, he is also a director who has won the Academy Award. But if he loses all his money, he will try to attract investment to make movies in the future.

, but it’s not that easy.

After making the decision, Chen Desheng immediately contacted his assistant and planned to go to Lin Yuan to discuss it together to see how to remedy the situation.

.......

The other side.

The cast of Hua Qiangu just returned to Hengdian from Daxin County, Guangxi Province after filming on location.

As soon as Lin Yuan got in the car and went to the hotel, and was about to close his eyes and rest for a while, the phone rang.

"Sister Xia, is something wrong?"

Lin Yuan was somewhat surprised that Sister Xia called at this time.

Because strictly speaking it is still filming time.

During filming like this, Sister Xia usually calls him after dinner.

Therefore, after receiving the call, Lin Yuan immediately realized that the other party must have something important to tell him.

"Lin Yuan, are you in Hengdian now?"

"Yes, I just got off the plane and am getting ready to go to the hotel."

"That's it. Director Chen Desheng may come to see you later and talk about promoting the movie. I gave him your position." Sister Xia spoke concisely and directly highlighted the key points.

"Okay, then I'll wait at the hotel for Director Chen to come over later."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Yuan was still a little curious.

How could Director Chen suddenly think of talking to him about promoting the movie?

However, he didn't think too much about these things. There was no filming today anyway. When Director Chen arrived at the hotel, these things would naturally become clear to him.

Chen Desheng and his assistants bought the latest flight.

Not even half an hour after Lin Yuan returned to the hotel, Chen Desheng and his party took a car to the hotel where the Hua Qiangu crew stayed.

After arriving at the hotel, Chen Desheng directly dialed Lin Yuan's phone number.

As soon as the call was dialed and he expressed that his group had arrived downstairs in the hotel, Lin Yuan quickly said that he would be there soon.

In less than three minutes, Lin Yuan quickly arrived at the hotel lobby.

When he saw Director Chen and his team, Lin Yuan walked over politely and said, "Director Chen, long time no see. I've been too busy filming recently and haven't contacted you more. I'm sorry!"

"What are you talking about? The busier you are, the happier I will be. It proves that my vision is right." Chen Desheng came here to ask for something from him, so he lowered his attitude a lot when speaking and took the initiative to compliment.

Lin Yuan was very curious about what the other party wanted to find him for, but after thinking for a while, he guessed that it must be related to movies, and it was not convenient to stand downstairs in the hotel, so he quickly replied with a smile: "Haha, Director Chen

Let me lend you your kind words and let’s chat upstairs?”

Director Chen did not hesitate and replied quickly: "Okay, okay!"

Soon, several people arrived at Lin Yuankai's executive suite and sat on a coffee table. Everyone began to gather around and chat.

After exchanging a few words, Lin Yuan brought the topic to the main topic.

"Director Chen, what happened when you were talking about movie promotion on the phone?" Lin Yuan asked straight to the point.

Speaking of this, Chen Desheng couldn't help but sigh.

Immediately afterwards, he talked about the release of the movie "One Man's Martial Arts" in Hong Kong during this period.

After listening to what the other party said, Lin Yuan didn't think there was any problem with Chen Desheng taking advantage of the popularity of "Charlotte" to release the movie early.

Although Charlotte is extremely popular, it has been in theaters for 20 days, and basically all interested audiences have already seen it.

In this case, this is a good opportunity for other movies to take action.

This is a complementary phenomenon of movies, just like when a reader reads a novel, he enters a platform because of a book. After reading the book on this platform, he will look for other novels to read on the platform if he is still unsatisfied.

In the same way, the same is true for moviegoers. Originally, he did not plan to watch a movie, but suddenly he entered the theater because of a good movie. After watching it, he found that other new movies were released, and he couldn't help but want to watch it.

In industry terms, we are not afraid that there will be dark horses in the movies of the same period, but we are afraid that all the movies in the same period will be blocked.

If there isn't a good movie, the audience won't even enter the cinema. If it is released at this time, isn't it just shooting yourself in the foot?

Therefore, in Lin Yuan's view, Director Chen Desheng's idea is absolutely correct.

There was just something wrong with his judgment.

I was only thinking about how to get in at the end of Charlotte to collect the box office, but I forgot to make sufficient preparations for the release of the movie.

If the film's promotion efforts are sufficient, the box office on the first day will not be only 3 million with the help of this kung fu superstar.

However, Lin Yuan did not speak out about this issue. He listened carefully. Silence is the golden attitude.

After Director Chen Desheng finished pouring out the bitterness in his stomach, he quickly revealed the reason for their visit.

"Lin Yuan, Brother Chen, you don't want to say anything false. I came here to see you today. In fact, I just want you to help. The market in Xiangjiang is under attack, but the market in the mainland cannot be under attack. You are very popular online now.

No, so I want to ask you to help promote this movie without leaving any room. If you really help, you will be my best brother from now on. If you ask me for help with anything in the future, I, Chen Desheng, will never frown.

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To be continued...